Skirt-hanger.



No. 643,8I8, Patented Feb; 20, |900.

` J. HEADLAND.

SKIRT HANGER.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE JOIIN IIEADLAND, OF GALVA, ILLINOIS.

SKIRT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters. Patent No. 643,818, datedFebruary ao', 1900.

Application filed May 15, 1899. Serial No. 716 ,805. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HEADLAND, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Galva, in

the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have will support and store anumber of skirts without such contact with each other as will creasethem-that is, provided with means whereby skirts of different widths maybe hung without folding-and which hanger can itself be folded forconvenience of packing for shipment., storage, and other purposes.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear.

The novel means employed in carrying out the objects of my invention arehereinafter described and made the subject-matter of combinationsexpressed in claims forming part of this specification.

The preferred construction of parts and arrangement thereof areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the hanger with its suspending devices folded andits hooks in position for receiving skirts. Fig.

2 is a side elevation with the suspending devices extended. Fig. 3 is aplan View showing the parts in the same relative position as in Fig. l.Fig. 4 is a detail. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig.8, and Fig. 6 is a similar view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts inthe severalfigures of the drawings.

The present embodiment of my invention is a skirt-hanger preferably ofrectangular form and comprising multiple bars, each provided with aseries of notches into which engage and from which are suspended hooks,to which are attached the skirt bands or loops thereon. Manifestly thenumber of bars and the number of notches therein are im material so longas sufficient notches are provided to secure the desired range ofadjustability of the hooks to t differing skirts.

In the form of my invention illustrated in the drawings, A A indicate anouter frame,

and B B an inner frame of less dimensions than the outer frame, both ofwhich are preferably rectangular in form and composed of strap or bandiron, the said frames being disposed vin the same plane and the innerframe being encompassed by the outer. Each of said frames is formed of asingle piece, the abutting ends O C of the outer frame forming one endthereof, while the abutting ends D D ofthe inner frame constitute oneend of said frame, and the two frames are brought together in suchmanner as to break joints, and thus have the break between the abuttingends of each frame opposed b v the continuous ends of the other frame.Thus the abutting ends C C are riveted to the continnous end E of theinner frame, and the abutting ends D D are riveted to the continuous endF of the outer frame.

The multiple bars formed by the parallel sides of the inner and outerframes are each provided with a notch G at the center of length and inthe upper edge thereof, and each bar at each end thereof is providedwith a series of notches H H, extending a suitable distance in from theends of the frames.

Each bf the notched bars is preferably provided with.a hook I to engagethe central notches and with a pair of hooks J, one for each series ofnotches at the ends of said bars, which hooks have their engaging eyessufficiently elongated to permit of their ad; j ustment from one notchto the other without disengagement from the bar.

Y The hanger illustrated in the drawings is designed to hang fourskirtsone from each multiple bar-a loop on the waistband, preferably atthe front and back of each skirt, being engaged by the center hook I anda loop at each side of the waistband of each skirt being engaged by thecompanion end hooks J, so that each skirt may be hung up flat suspendedfrom the waistband and with out such contact with the others as willcrease them. By means of the adjustability of the companion end hooks .Ieach bar may be adapted to hang a skirt of any size of waistband withinthe limits of the bar, and skirts differing very materially in the sizeof the waistbandsmay be hung side by side from the different bars of thehanger`- The hanger may be suspended or sup IOS) ported in any desiredmanner so far as relates to the broad idea of my invention, and forconvenience in hanging the same, especially in a closet, I prefer toprovide the angular frames K, which terminate at their ends,respectively, in hooks L, which engage holes M, formed a suitabledistance apart in the end bars of the hanger. These frames are threadedthrough a centrally-disposed ring N, which engages the apex of eachframe, and as the ring has an internal diameter considerably greaterthan the continued diameters of the frames when the hanger is suspendedthe apices of the frames do not touch, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2,While when the hanger is not suspended the frames may be folded down,the apices thereof passing each other and overlapping, so as to allowthe frames to fold close to the bars, and thus render the hanger compactfor convenience in crating, boxing, or storing.

A skirt-hanger embodying my invention possesses numerous advantages,chief among which may be mentioned that a number of different skirtsdiffering in the size of their waistbands may be hung at the same timefrom the hanger and without creases or folds, thus preserving the shapeof the skirt.

Obviously many changes may be made in the construction of the hanger byone skilled in the art to which my invention appertains Withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof, for While I have shown the frame ascomposed of two metallic rectangular frames, one within the other,obviously any number of` such frames may be employed and they may beconnected and disposed in any desired manner that will accomplish theobjects of my invention, and, indeed, wooden bars may be substituted forthe multiple notched bars of these frames, or any other like changes inthe general construction and arrangement of the hanger may be made solong as the broad idea of my invention-to wit, multiple or a pluralityof notched bars having hooks suspended therefrom-is attained.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. A skirt-hanger comprising aplurality of rectangular fram es ofdifferent sizes arranged one Within the other and secured together attheir ends; each of the side bars of said frames having its upper edgeformed With a central notch, and a group of notches at either side ofsaid central notch; hooks supported in said central notches,and hooksadjustably secured at either side ot' said central notch.

2. Askirt-hanger comprising a plurality of rectangular frames ofdiierent sizes,arranged one within the other, and secured togetherattheir ends; each of the side bars of said frames having acentral notch,and a group of notches at either side of the central notch; hookssecured in said central notches, and adjustable hooks at either side ofsaid central hook; triangular suspending-frames loosely secured to theend bars of the outer rectangular frame, and adapted to overlap at theirapices; and a ring connecting said triangular frames.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN IIEADLAND.

Witnesses:

I-I. C. MosHIER, L. M. BUCHANAN.

